Namibia vs Uruguay: Sex gap in life expectancy
Namibia
8.01 years
in 2023
Uruguay
7.73 years
in 2023
Namibia rank
19th
Uruguay rank
22nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Namibia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 8.01 years against 7.73 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Namibia ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.28 years | 6.12 years | 1.83 years | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 4.1 years | 6.36 years | 2.26 years | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 5.07 years | 6.82 years | 1.76 years | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 10.85 years | 7.48 years | 3.36 years | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.84 years | 8.04 years | 3.2 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.98 years | 7.99 years | 4.01 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.35 years | 7.75 years | 1.4 years | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.71 years | 7.81 years | 0.1033 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Namibia or Uruguay?
- Namibia, at 8.01 years against 7.73 years in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Namibia and Uruguay?
- 0.28 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Uruguay rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Namibia ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.